Police and firefighters were scrambled to the old Allied Distillery after a man allegedly broke into the tower.

The 34-year-old is said to have forced entry to the property at around 5.15pm on Thursday last week and made his way to the top floor of the derelict Castle Street building.

Police officers said he made his way in with the intention of daubing graffiti inside.

Spectators told the Lennox Herald that they saw two police vans and a fire appliance parked outside the place on Thursday.

The arrest came four months after administrators Price­waterhouse Coopers (PwC) bricked up the ground floor of the former Hiram Walker distillery following reports and photographs in the Lennox Herald which showed young people dangling their legs from the top of the Dumbarton tower.

Stuart McMillan MSP also raised his concerns on several occasions with West Dunbartonshire Council and PwC.